Constant Variables

A poor email reputation can make it difficult to do business if a password reset, order confirmation, or account signup email doesn't reach a customer's inbox. As a developer, Tom Whitten has helped several companies protect their email reputation, and he's sharing tips on how businesses can improve email credibility and deliverability. **Show Links** Find full show notes at https://constantvariables.co     Chat with JMG | https://jmg.mn/chat    Tom Whitten on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-whitten-5857a52b0/    Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/    Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group | https://jmg.mn   

When using payment processing software within an app or website, you'll find dozens of provider options.   JMG's CTO, Tom Whitten, shares why developers prefer to work with Stripe and the value business owners can get from discussing payment provider options with their development team.    **Show Links**   Find full show notes at https://constantvariables.co     Chat with JMG | https://jmg.mn/chat    Tom Whitten on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-whitten-5857a52b0/    Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group | https://jmg.mn

Dynamic links are intrinsic to marketing campaigns, and Google's discontinuation of its popular Firebase Dynamic Links tool has businesses concerned about the status of their URLs.   JMG CTO, Tom Whitten, joins Michael Roth to address the implications of Firebase no longer supporting dynamic links come August 2025 and why business owners should start migrating their links to another service provider right away.   **Show Links**   Find full show notes at https://constantvariables.co     Chat with JMG about dynamic links | https://jmg.mn/chat    Tom Whitten on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-whitten-5857a52b0/    Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group | https://jmg.mn  

How do alt tags work? Why are they important for a website? Can an AI tool create alt tags for you?   Tom Whitten hears questions like these daily in his role as CTO of a software development company. He joins Michael Roth to explain the impact alt tags can have on SEO and when an AI tool can help implement them.   **Show Links** Find full show notes at https://constantvariables.co     Chat with JMG about alt tags | https://jmg.mn/chat    Tom Whitten on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-whitten-5857a52b0/    Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/    Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group | https://jmg.mn   

How does a research project turn into a company with a story to sell? When “How does this not already exist?” is the overwhelming response to the idea. CEO Mike Pitt shares the obvious need behind the development of Q-rounds, the complications around testing a product intended for hospital use, and why he hasn't accepted the entrepreneur label. SHOW LINKS Email Mike Pitt | mike@q-rounds.com Q-rounds.com | https://q-rounds.com/  Q-rounds on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/q-rounds  Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group | https://jmg.mn

Technology is a crucial component to living in today's society, and Liz Tupper joins the show to explain why technologists like herself hold a powerful responsibility to build technology accessible to everyone. She shares how even the most well-intended software often leaves people out, what challenges come with not thinking about accessibility from the beginning, and how her career path led to the creme de la creme of impact work. **SHOW LINKS** Full show notes at https://constantvariables.co  Liz Tupper on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethtupper/  Email Liz at liz.tupper@civicactions.com  CivicActions website | https://civicactions.com/   Amplify website | https://www.amplify100.com/  Mobile Developer Shorts newsletter | https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6998359398859374592/  Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group 

After working with three different overseas development teams to build out the software behind his company, Mike Franz took a different approach for the development of his company's mobile app. Mike dives into why his experience makes him a proponent for non-technical individuals to work with local tech teams over offshore development agencies and gives advice to startup founders facing similar development challenges. SHOW LINKS 22 Questions to Ask a Development Team guide | https://jmg.mn/resources  inSuppli website | https://insuppli.com  Manufacturing Power website | https://manufacturingpower.com  Mike Franz on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikefranz1/  Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group Learn more about building your digital product with The Jed Mahonis Group | https://jmg.mn 

The Vertige App is helping individuals with vertigo by using habit tracking to identify trends and recognize potential triggers. Kristy Carabello is founder of Vertige, and a vertigo sufferer herself, and she shares why she made the leap into building a mobile app and how she did so without a technical background. **Show Links** Full show notes | https://constantvariables.co  Vertige App | https://vertige.app/  Vertige on Instagram | @vertige_app  Vertige on Twitter | @vertige_app Vertige on Facebook | @vertigeapp Email Kristy Carabello | kristy@vertige.app  Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  JMG Website | https://jmg.mn 

Babbl is navigating the noise of market news in order to help DIY investors stay on top of the market. Babbl Founder, Ramsey Shaffer, joins Michael Roth of The Jed Mahonis Group to explain how the technology uses sentiment tracking, why they focused on a web-only platform, and when a mobile app might come into play. SHOW LINKS Babbl's website | https://babbl.dev  Promo code for Constant Variables audience for $4/mo subscription for life is ALPHA (limited time offer) Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Full episode show notes | https://constantvariables.co  Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group

The passive aggressive nature commonly associated with Minnesotans isn't prevalent when it comes to collaborating in the healthcare and technology sectors of the state. Frank Jaskulke joins Michael Roth of The Jed Mahonis Group to share how Medical Alley invests in the growth of not only its members but its employees (himself included), and why the community here is different from that famous place of innovation on the West Coast. **SHOW LINKS** Full show notes at https://constantvariables.co  Medical Alley website | https://medicalalley.org Frank Jaskulke on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankjaskulke/  Jed Mahonis Group Medtech Apps | https://jmg.mn/industry/medtech  Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group

The Vitals App is bridging communication with a mobile app that aids first responders, caregivers, and self-advocates during an emergency. Vitals CMO Joe Meyers joins Michael Roth of The Jed Mahonis Group to explain how the technology works, how restraint can actually move you forward when building tech, and how he prioritizes feature feedback for the development team.  **SHOW LINKS** Full show notes | https://constantvariables.co  Email Joe Meyers | joe@thevitalsapp.com Joe Meyers on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joemeyers19/  Download The Vitals App on iOS | https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-vitals-app/id1189639265  Download the Vitals App on Android | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.awareservices.vitalscaregiver&hl=en_US&gl=US  The Vitals App website | https://thevitalsapp.com/  Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group | https://jmg.mn

Repowered (formerly Tech Dump and Tech Discounts) is a local industry leader in electronics recycling and refurbishing, and their Senior Director of ITAD Processing, Sam Drong, joins the show to share what fair chances for people, planet, and technology look like. **SHOW LINKS** Repowered's website | https://getrepowered.org Sam Drong on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/samdrong/  Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Full show notes | https://constantvariables.co 

OG podcast contributor, Rob Bentley, returns to the show to break down how Apple and Google's newest operating systems will impact app owners. In this episode, you will learn: Android 13's changes for handling sensitive data within apps Push notification permission requirements for Android apps Why iOS 16 is requiring apps to have permission to access users' pasteboards Lock screen widget customizations for iOS apps How iOS apps will be able to better integrate with Siri How iOS apps can take advantage of Apple Wallet changes Updates to in-app purchases for iOS apps How many operating systems to target for iOS and Android What app owners should expect from their dev team when a new OS is released OS adoption rates of iOS compared to Android This episode is brought to you by The Jed Mahonis Group, where we make sense of mobile app development with our non-technical approach to building custom mobile software solutions. Learn more at https://jmg.mn.Recorded September 15, 2022 | Edited by Jordan Daoust | Produced by Jenny Karkowski **Show Links** Android 13 features and changes list | https://developer.android.com/about/versions/13/summary iOS 16 feature list | https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-16/features/  Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Rob Bentley on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-bentley-47804b29/  The Jed Mahonis Group website | https://jmg.mn  SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER | https://jmg.mn/news 

Connecting with curiosity led Tim Schuster to found a church, which then evolved into a business to help other founders. He joins Michael Roth of The Jed Mahonis Group to talk about how his company, Popup Think Tank, is helping founders get to the next level. He shares why it's never too soon for feedback, how to foster better conversation, and what leads to a productive community event (and why you should avoid hosting hybrid ones). What makes Popup Think Tank different from other community events? Listen in and attend one yourself at this year's Twin Cities Startup Week. **SHOW LINKS** Popup Think Tank website | https://popupthinktank.com/  Twin Cities Startup Week website | https://www.twincitiesstartupweek.com/  Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER | https://jmg.mn/news 

Tim Bornholdt hands over hosting duty to Michael Roth, but not first without taking a trip down memory lane. Tim shares how Constant Variables and The Jed Mahonis Group are related, what his most memorable development project is, and what his first question is when approached about building an app, before signing off with an update on his passion project and Iowa-sized fitness goal. **SHOW LINKS** Show notes | https://constantvariables.co  Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/  Tim Bornholdt's website | https://timbornholdt.com/  Michael Roth on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-roth-508772183/  Visit The Jed Mahonis Group | https://jmg.mn 

If the term “Serverless,” has you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you, where Bryson Tyrrell and AJ Stuyvenberg prove why they're serverless subject matter experts. **SHOW LINKS** AJ on Twitter | https://twitter.com/astuyve  Bryson on Twitter | https://twitter.com/bryson3gps  Serverless MN Meetup | https://www.meetup.com/Serverless-MN/ Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

If the term “API,” has you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you. Eric Caron, Senior Director of Digital Experience at Caribou Coffee, is back to talk nerdy with us about APIs. To get to the very core of what an API is, Eric uses examples of APIs we use daily (and probably never realized). He explains why APIs need good documentation, why an API should (and shouldn't) be public, and why an API management solution should be utilized. If you're looking to learn more about APIs after listening to this episode, or want to teach others about APIs, don't miss the links in our show notes where Eric has provided incredible resources. **SHOW LINKS** Eric Caron's website | https://ericcaron.com/  Eric Caron's first appearance on Constant Variables | https://constantvariables.co/episodes/94  Kin Lane's site | https://apievangelist.com/  Government API design guidelines Eric loves | https://github.com/18F/api-standards  API client Eric likes | https://insomnia.rest/  Open source project giving new life to old exercise equipment | https://github.com/ptx2/gymnasticon  Cool tool for mocking APIs | https://apimocha.com/  Great tool for documenting APIs | https://github.com/slatedocs/slate Awesome API list | https://github.com/n0shake/Public-APIs Great list of API tools | https://github.com/Kikobeats/awesome-api Also if anyone is curious, Eric's rowing machine game is at https://github.com/ecaron/home-rower-game & he attached a picture of his kid trying it out. Faker | https://fakerjs.dev/ analytics.usa.gov/ | https://analytics.usa.gov/  Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

If the term “Agile” has you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you. Tim Bornholdt chats with expert project and product manager, Sarah Peete, about the nuances between project management methodologies.   **SHOW LINKS** Sarah Peete on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-peete-5117057/  Cprime | https://www.cprime.com/product-agility/  Project Management Institute | https://www.pmi.org/  Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

If the terms “Artificial Intelligence,” “Machine Learning,” and “Deep Learning” have you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you. Tim Bornholdt chats with Indico Data's Slater Victoroff about these emerging technologies and best use-cases for the future.   **SHOW LINKS** Indico Data | https://indicodata.ai/  Slater on Twitter | https://twitter.com/sl8rv  Slater.website | https://www.slater.website/  The Toaster Project | http://www.thetoasterproject.org/  Cassie Kozyrkov, Chief Decision Scientist at Google, on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/kozyrkov/ Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

If the term quantum computing has you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you.  Tim Bornholdt chats with Alexander Braun, Professor of Physics at Duesseldorf University of Applied Sciences, about how to understand current and future capabilities of quantum computers.   **SHOW LINKS** Beyond Weird by Philip Ball | https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B07H9HNDYL&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_FC3BQ0HG9PB0C6KT2FZ1  Factfulness by Hans Rosling | https://www.amazon.com/Factfulness-Reasons-World-Things-Better/dp/1250107814  Alex Braun on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/profdralexanderbraun/ Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

What should be in your design or Github portfolio if you're job hunting? What are the hardest technical roles to fill if you're hiring? OST Senior Recruiter Hannah Staal joins the show to share how the technical recruitment landscape has changed, why to be mindful of mid-level career changes, and what recruiters are looking for in an applicant's portfolio.   **SHOW LINKS** OST's website | https://www.ostusa.com/  Hannah Staal on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahstaal1/  Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

The tech job market is booming, but the fundamentals of getting hired haven't changed all that much. William Bushee wrote the book for how to land that first job as a developer (literally, it's called “Wired For Coding: How to Stand Out from the Crowd and Land Your First Job as a Developer.”) Will joins Tim on the show to talk about the challenges of today's job market for both the employer and the job seeker and explains how to bridge the gap to be a win on both sides. **SHOW LINKS** MarketBeat's website | https://www.marketbeat.com/    JMG Business Development Representative job posting | https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2990387002/   Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review    Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group    Show notes | https://constantvariables.co   Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn 

If you have an app on the App Store that allows users to create an account, then by June 30, 2022, users must be able to easily delete their account from within the app as well. In this episode, Tim and Jenny break down everything you need to know about Apple's account deletion requirement. **SHOW LINKS** JMG Business Development Representative job posting | https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2990387002/    Deadline for in-app purchase and account deletion requirements extended |  https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=i71db0mv    Chat with Rob at The Jed Mahonis Group about making changes to your app | https://app.simplymeet.me/jmg/15   Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review    Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group

Merging two companies is hard work, even for someone seasoned in the practice of overseeing acquisitions. Managing a migration for the first time, however, while maintaining key employees and 95% of clients? That wins gold in the M&A Olympics (which totally exist). CEO (and M&A gold medalist) Kelvin Johnson joins the show to share how his experience leading a M&A in only 27 days took years off his life, how fundraising has changed over the last few years, and how he found a gap in the market for helping entrepreneurs perfect their pitch. **SHOW LINKS** Brevity's website | https://brevity.one/ Brevity on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/brevitypitch/ Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

You know those adorable book-sharing boxes you see around neighborhoods? The organization behind them is Little Free Library, and they just made it easier, and even more fun, to find and share books with the launch of their mobile app. Megan Hanson, Senior Digital Producer at Little Free Library, joins the show to share how the journey of building a “simple” app took a lot of hard work for this non-profit team.   **SHOW LINKS** Download the Little Free Library app | https://littlefreelibrary.org/app/  Little Free Library's website | https://littlefreelibrary.org/  Connect with Megan Hanson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-hanson-34583638/ Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

If the terms “Web 3.0,” “Ethereum,” and “Metaverse” have you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you. Tim Bornholdt chats with Arena's Chase Thompson about what makes up the next generation of web and how this cutting-edge technology will become the foundation of applications in almost all fields.   **SHOW LINKS** Arena website | https://arena.gl/ Arena on Twitter | https://twitter.com/ArenaGL Arena on Discord | https://discord.com/invite/aar  Blockchain & Crypto: Oofda! with Chase Thompson of Arena | https://constantvariables.co/episodes/104 Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

If terms like software dependency, open source, and InnerSource have you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you.   Tim Bornholdt chats with Jason Walker, Director of Technology at American Airlines, about how software dependencies work like Lego pieces and how we all rely on them to get our jobs done.   **SHOW LINKS** Follow Jason Walker on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/desktophero/    What Happens When | https://github.com/alex/what-happens-when    JMG Tech Glossary | https://jmg.mn/glossary    JMG Pricing Page | https://jmg.mn/pricing   Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review    Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group    Show notes | https://constantvariables.co   Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn   Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

If terms like “NDA,” “IP,” and “Patent” have you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you.   Legal jargon like this is prominent in the tech space, and knowing when (and if) you need protection can be confusing. In this episode, Tim Bornholdt chats with dynamic business attorney Susan Markey about when and where NDAs and patents play a role in protecting intellectual property.   **SHOW LINKS**   USPTO.gov Fundamentals for Entrepreneurs | https://www.uspto.gov/learning-and-resources/inventors-entrepreneurs-resources    University of Michigan College of Engineering Center for Entrepreneurship Video Series | https://cfe.umich.edu/entrepreneurial-basics-video-series-launched/    World Intellectual Property Organization | https://www.wipo.int/portal/en/index.html    Maslon LLP | https://www.maslon.com/  Connect with Susan Markey on LinkedIn |  https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-markey/   Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review    Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group    Show notes | https://constantvariables.co   Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn   Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

If you've ever heard a technical buzzword like "robotics" and uttered "Oofda", this episode is for you. Okay, maybe you aren't Minnesotan, so your expression of confusion is more like "Huh" or "What", but robotics is one of those buzzwords that gets thrown around a lot in the tech world, and it's a fractured space that can be overwhelming to get started in. In this episode, Tim Bornholdt chats with Useabot's Aaron Oesterreich and Katie Youtsos about what makes up the complex field of robotics and how it relates to everyday life and business. **SHOW LINKS** Useabot website | https://www.useabot.com/ Email Katie Youtsos | mailto:katie@useabot.com  Email Aaron Oesterreich | mailto:aaron@useabot.com   JMG Tech Glossary | https://jmg.mn/glossary Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

If the terms “Blockchain” and “Cryptocurrency” have you uttering "Oofda", this episode is for you. Okay, maybe you aren't Minnesotan, so your expression of confusion is more like "Huh" or "What", but digital currencies can be hard to wrap your head around and understanding the basics is essential for understanding progress in the space. In this episode, Tim Bornholdt and Arena's Chase Thompson go back to basics about what makes up the digital world of crypto and how it's shaping life and business as we know it.   **SHOW LINKS** The Internet of Money | https://theinternetofmoney.info/   Arthur Hayes on BitMEX | https://blog.bitmex.com/author/arthur/?lang=en_us    Jordan Fish “Cobie” on Substack | https://substack.com/profile/8555922-cobie    “Cobie” on Twitter | https://twitter.com/cobie    Arena website | https://arena.gl/   Arena on Twitter | https://twitter.com/ArenaGL    Arena Discord | https://discord.com/invite/N8a5WscheN JMG Tech Glossary | https://jmg.mn/glossary   Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review    Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group    Show notes | https://constantvariables.co   Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn   Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Connect with us | careers@jmg.mn 

In the most Minnesotan podcast ever recorded, Mick White joins Tim Bornholdt for a walk and talk along St. Paul's riverbanks on a snowy, below-zero December day. The crunch of snow underfoot and gusts of wind coming off the water have nothing on the warmth radiating from Mick's personal journey that led to his creation of the 100 Year Manifesto. He shares how his framework for being helps people live with more intentionality, why we should only be competing against our best selves, and how his six year old has a Rolodex envious of most entrepreneurs. **SHOW LINKS** 100 Year Manifesto | https://www.100yearmanifesto.com/ Mick White on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/100yearmanifesto/  Mick White on Twitter | https://twitter.com/MickWhite7 Learn more about Tim's Walk and Talks | https://jmg.mn/blog/walk-and-talk-walk-away-from-coffee-meetings Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android or Rails developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers

Some of the best innovations are born out of frustration, which was the case for the founders of the property management software company, ZenLord Pro. CEO Tom Spaniol chats with Tim Bornholdt about running a software company without a technical background, building a web app over a mobile app, wanting others in his space to succeed, and how the most important meetings can happen on a pontoon boat. **SHOW LINKS** ZenLord Pro website | https://www.zenlordpro.com/  Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Email us! | careers@jmg.mn 

Education technology should be intuitive and easy to use, and Edmentum's Chief Technology Officer, Paul Johansen, joins the show to share how they're working to save educators time, not take more of it. Paul chats with Tim Bornholdt of The Jed Mahonis Group about how emerging technologies are being implemented in education (and the privacy concerns that go along with it), how feedback and stakeholder buy in fuel innovation, and the challenges and benefits of dispersed technical teams. **SHOW LINKS** Edmentum website | https://www.edmentum.com/  Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/ Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Let's connect | careers@jmg.mn 

Meet the people and business behind Constant Variables as the mic gets flipped on show host, Tim Bornholdt. **SHOW LINKS** Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/ Connect with Jenny Karkowski on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennykark/  Connect with Jordan Daoust on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-daoust-b55a53b5/  Send a guest recommendation for Constant Variables | hello@constantvariables.co  Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app | https://jmg.mn  Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers

Wherever entrepreneurs are in their journey, podcasts can take them further, whether as a guest or a host. Ryan Estes, co-founder of Kitcaster, joins Tim Bornholdt of The Jed Mahonis Group to chat about why podcasting is the Trojan horse of marketing for startups, how audience quality over quantity results in conversions, and why everyone should sit down with a couple friends, grab a bottle of wine, and start a podcast. **SHOW LINKS** Kitcaster.com | https://kitcaster.com/  Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/ Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS or Android developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers

With increasing awareness around diversity, equity and inclusion, there's a greater need to improve conversations on difficult topics. Eri O'Diah joins the show to talk about how her involvement with the Superbowl in Minnesota led to her creation of the “Grammarly of bias”. She shares how her company, SIID Technologies, is harnessing the intuitive power of machine learning to build tools that facilitate better understanding of all groups and how privacy and health concerns correlate with training an effective model. **Show Links** SIID Technologies | https://siid.ai/  Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/ Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Let's connect | careers@jmg.mn 

Not everything needs to be big to be big. ILT Academy Founder, Nick Tietz, is proving that with the impact his startup program is having on underserved markets. Nick joins the show to chat about building up communities of underestimated entrepreneurs, embracing failure as a way to learn, and getting deliverables to customers early and often at the lowest fidelity possible. **Show Links** ILT Academy | https://iltacademy.io/ Nick Tietz on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-tietz/ Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/ Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Let's chat! | careers@jmg.mn

The job market for mid-to-senior level software engineers is booming, so where does that leave developers who are just getting started? Software engineer turned developer advocate, Joe Karlsson of SingleStore, chats with Tim Bornholdt of The Jed Mahonis Group about why it's challenging to land that first job after bootcamp, where junior developers have the most value, and what others in the industry can do to support juniors. **Show Links** Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/ Show notes and transcript | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Email us | careers@jmg.mn  JoeKarlsson.com | https://www.joekarlsson.com/  Joe Karlsson on Twitter | https://twitter.com/JoeKarlsson1  Joe Karlsson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joekarlsson/

Getting data to talk is harder than it should be. That's why Michael Zuercher co-founded Prismatic, a complete embedded iPaaS (Integration Platform as a Service) solution for B2B software teams. Michael joins the show to chat about why software companies should use an iPaaS provider over building an integration internally, what he's taken away from growing a startup during a pandemic, why rewriting code is often better than starting from scratch, and what makes acquisitions work. **Show Links** Things You Should Never Do by Joel Spolsky | https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/  Prismatic Website | https://prismatic.io/  Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/ Full show notes and transcript | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS, Android, or Rails developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers

If there's a record for the most analogies used in a podcast, this one might break it. Eric Caron, Senior Director of Digital Experience at Caribou Coffee, and Tim Bornholdt of The Jed Mahonis Group use their analogy-making skills to break down how startup mentality works in corporate settings, why non-technical people should care about APIs, and how there's value, not shame, in retiring legacy apps. **Show Links** CIO Review Article “Is Your App Sparking Joy?” | https://www.cioreview.com/cxoinsight/is-your-app-sparking-joy-nid-28566-cid-19.html  Eric Caron on Twitter | https://twitter.com/ecaron  Email Eric Caron | me@ericcaron.com  Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/ Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS or Android developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers

Trent Sorbe, President of Central Payments and Founder of Falls Fintech, joins the show to chat about why banks should become more like utility companies and focus on enabling experiences. He shares how his company's accelerator is helping early-stage fintech startups, why they created a banking-as-a-service open API, and how mature banks and fintechs can best partner to build better customer experiences. **Show Links** Central Payments | https://www.central-payments.com/  FinTech Brews Podcast | https://fintechbrewsnews.sounder.fm/  Falls Fintech | https://www.fallsfintech.com/ Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/ Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Are you an iOS or Android developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers

The term “smart city” may have you imagining The Jetsons' flying cars and Skypad apartments, but Director of Innovation and Technology at the City of Sioux Falls, Mike Grigsby, joins the show to talk about why technology *isn't* part of his definition of a smart city. He explains why cities need someone internally to champion innovation, why data is a major pillar of a connected community, and how smart city technologies impact everyone, either directly or indirectly. **Show Links** Mike Grigsby on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikegrigsby/  City of Sioux Falls Innovation and Technology Department | https://www.siouxfalls.org/innov-tech Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/ Show notes | https://constantvariables.co Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Looking for a new gig? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers

One of the first decisions to make when building a mobile product is to determine which technology it will be built on. Austin Betzer from Stride Development joins the show to discuss high level differences between native apps, hybrid apps, and PWAs (progressive web apps) then dives into the benefits and limitations of each before ending with his (slightly biased) recommendation on which technology is best for developing apps. **Show Links** Strides Development website | https://www.strides.dev  Austin Betzer on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/betzeraustin/  How to Build an App Podcast | https://www.strides.dev/podcast  The Google Graveyard | https://killedbygoogle.com/  JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers  Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/  Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn  Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review Twin Cities Podcast Hosts UNPLUGGED event details | https://emamo.com/event/twin-cities-startup-week-2021/s/twin-cities-podcast-hosts-unplugged-part-1-okd8rN 

Last year alone, over 60 million incidents of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) were reported online. Social enterprise Krunam is stopping that cycle of abuse with its breakthrough platform. Krunam CEO, Chris Wexler, joins the show to talk about how technologies like computer vision and deep learning are aiding content moderators in identifying and removing CSAM from the internet, how social algorithms incent the distribution of harsh content, and why it's also important we don't create an Internet that's entirely encrypted. Note: This episode contains discussions around child sexual abuse. **Show Links** Show Notes | https://constantvariables.co/episodes/90 JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/  Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Krunam's website | https://krunam.co    Krunam on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/krunam/ Chris Wexler on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswexler/  Chris Wexler on Twitter | https://twitter.com/ChrisWexler Twin Cities Podcast Hosts UNPLUGGED | https://jmg.mn/tcsw21 

Think globally. Act locally. Infrastructure Engineer, Solomon Anderson, joins the show to chat about how data operates, the art over science of balancing new features with supporting existing infrastructure, and the vast environmental impact of something as miniscule as open browser tabs on our laptops. **Show Links** Solomon Anderson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/solomonranderson/  Solomon Anderson on Twitter | https://twitter.com/1991DBA JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers  Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/  Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn Episode show notes | https://constantvariables.co  Leave a review on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review  Twin Cities Podcast Hosts UNPLUGGED event details | https://emamo.com/event/twin-cities-startup-week-2021/s/twin-cities-podcast-hosts-unplugged-part-1-okd8rN 

Organizations that implement project management methodology see a 70% increase in success rates. Profile by Sanford's Director of Project Management, Renae Livingston, joins the show to talk about how to effectively manage large technical projects, and how cost, bandwidth, and capabilities factor into hiring a development team. **Show Links** Email Renae | renaeliving@gmail.com JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers  Email careers@jmg.mn Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/  Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn 

Empowering the people making software is as important as the people using it. Yash Khandor is an engineering manager with a passion for mentorship. He joins the show to talk about the intangible traits of great developers, how *not* to hire developers, how to keep up with tech changes, and how to find software jobs that are less obvious. **Show Links** Connect with Yash Khandor on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashkhandor/   MentorCruise | https://mentorcruise.com/mentor/yashkhandor/  Plato | https://www.platohq.com/mentors/yash-khandor-1635369491  Mark43 | https://www.mark43.com/  ICN360.com | https://icn360.com  Episode 79: Balancing Managerial and Technical Responsibilities with Anand Safi of Mark43 | https://constantvariables.co/episodes/79  ClimateAction.tech | https://climateaction.tech/  JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers  Email careers@jmg.mn Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/  Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn 

Managing expectations builds trust. J.C. Granger of Infinity Marketing Group joins the show to talk about the dangers of user data not being siloed, where software companies struggle the most when it comes to marketing, and how to break into new markets, but not without first sharing how he once smothered a computer with a pillow to get online. **Show Links** Infinity Marketing Group | https://infinitymgroup.com  J.C. Granger on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcgranger/  Email J.C. at jc@infinitymgroup.com  The Future of BizTech Podcast | https://www.infinitymgroup.com/the-future-of-biztech-podcast/  JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers  Email careers@jmg.mn Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/  Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn 

Stability isn't a growth hack. Sam Lerdahl is Head of Product at Pikup, a neighbor-powered delivery app that pivoted its strategy during the pandemic. Sam joins the show to talk about being a young entrepreneur, when *not* to build an app, how to change user behavior, and why the era of “We'll make money later” is coming to an end (sigh of relief.) **Show Links** Follow Sam on Twitter | https://twitter.com/samldahl  Follow Sam on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/samldahl/  Email Sam | sam@pikup.io  Pikup | https://www.trypikup.com/  Techstars | https://www.techstars.com/  JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers  Email careers@jmg.mn Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/  Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn

Do good by doing well. The new social enterprise taking that to heart with a first of its kind tele-legal service is TurnSignl, with an on-demand app that facilitates and records real-time interactions between drivers and law enforcement during traffic stops. CEO and General Counsel Jazz Hampton joins the show to chat about building the bike as they were riding it, and how investors, individuals, companies, media, and police officers are responding to their service. **Show Links** TurnSignl's website | https://turnsignl.com  Contact Jazz | info@turnsignl.com  JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers  Email careers@jmg.mn Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/  Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn

Businesses who aren't exploring smart technologies will eventually go the way of the dinosaurs. Justin Grammens is an expert on IoT, AI, and where the two meet. He joins the show to chat about how and why businesses should start exploring these emerging technologies and where they're making the most impact. **Show Links** JustinGrammens.com | http://justingrammens.com/  Justin Grammens on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/justingrammens/  Lab651 | https://lab651.com/  Emerging Technologies North | https://www.emtechnorth.org/  Conversations on Applied AI Podcast | https://podcast.appliedai.mn/  The War on Normal People by Andrew Yang | https://www.amazon.com/War-Normal-People-Disappearing-Universal/dp/0316414247  21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari | https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-21st-Century-Yuval-Harari/dp/0525512179  ThingCloudApp | https://lab651.com/thingcloudapp/  The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen | https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Dilemma-Revolutionary-Change-Business/dp/0062060244  TimBornholdt.com | https://timbornholdt.com/  JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers  Email [careers@jmg.mn](mailto:careers@jmg.mn) Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/  Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn